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Bennett Melita

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/27/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
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Bennett Melita has been named a Pioneer Athlete of the Week for the week of October 27th, 2025. 

Over the weekend, the Pioneers competed in the Hamilton College Tune-Up, where Melita won the individual race. Melita crossed the finish line at the 15:03.1 mark, 25 seconds faster than 2nd place and 39 seconds faster than 3rd. He held a 4:51 mile pace over the 5-kilometer course.

Melita and the Utica men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the Empire 8 Championships this coming Saturday in Rochester, New York. The event begins at 10:00 AM. 

 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/9/2013 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
9/2/2013 Chasity Eckert Field Hockey
9/2/2013 Ryan Stalker Men's Golf
5/17/2013 Bridgette Plummer Softball
5/17/2013 Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie Men's Track & Field
5/17/2013 Andrew Benkwitt Football
5/17/2013 Meghan Fiore Women's Basketball
5/6/2013 Chris Podlucky Baseball
5/6/2013 Abby Monroe Softball
4/29/2013 Megan Kane Women's Lacrosse
4/29/2013 Ben Winkler Men's Lacrosse
4/22/2013 Andrew Hoover Men's Track & Field
4/22/2013 Chelsea Monroe Softball
4/15/2013 Trent Jacobs Men's Lacrosse
4/15/2013 Courtney Fitzgerald Softball
4/8/2013 Abby Monroe Softball
4/8/2013 Joe Schoen Men's Lacrosse
4/1/2013 Ben Winkler Men's Lacrosse
4/1/2013 Alysa Russell Softball
3/25/2013 Trey Adams Men's Lacrosse
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